Heart failure is a complex syndrome in which the heart is unable to deliver sufficient blood to meet the metabolic needs of organs throughout the body in the presence of normal filling pressures. Despite approval of multiple drugs for treating heart failure patients over the past 50 years, the...
Heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump sufficient blood and oxygen, affects approximately 6.2 million people in the United States. The five-year mortality rate for heart failure hovers around 50%, with various factors influencing survival outcomes. HFpEF accounts for about half of a...
Heart failure begins when the heart muscle is weakened or damaged. This may occur for a variety of reasons, including heart attack or a prolonged period of high blood pressure. Sometimes the cause of heart failure is unknown. When the heart muscle begins to fail, the heart does not pump as...
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Background: In patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), use of submaximal doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (ie, low-dose ACE inhibitors) represents usual care in routine clinical practice, whereas high-dose ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and digoxin have each been...
Diet:Someone who consumes large quantities of, for example, saturated fats, will eventually have a higher risk of having a heart attack. Genes:You can inherit a higher risk of heart attack. Heart surgery:Patients who have...
In fact, a recent study demonstrated thatobesity medications can reduce the riskof heart attacks, strokes, hospitalizations for heart failure and heart disease deaths by 20 percent, or 800,000 lives per year. Reducing co-morbidities and saving lives also translates into major health care system...
Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Last updated April 6, 2024 Heart Icon.48 Speech Bubble Icon.0 Share Icon.Share Facebook Icon.Facebook LinkedIn Icon.Linkedin Pinterest Icon.Pinterest Pocket Icon.Pocket Share Link Icon.Copy link Copied to clipboard ...
Other terms used for a heart attack include myocardial infarction, cardiac infarction, and coronary thrombosis (Infarction refers to the process whereby an area of dead tissue is caused by a loss of blood supply). 心肌梗塞的其他术语还包括: myocardial infarction,cardiac infarction, 和 coronary thromb...
Heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, encompasses a range of conditions. The root of heart disease is when that blood flow is blocked.